The influence of 17β-oestradiol on corticotrophin-releasing hormone induced suppression of luteinising hormone pulses and the role of CRH in hypoglycaemic stress-induced suppression of pulsatile LH secretion in the female rat

Stress

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Cates, P S ^a   Li, X F ^a   O'Byrne, K T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRH; CRH antagonist; Hypoglycaemia; LH pulses; Oestradiol; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HORMONE ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STRESS; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; METABOLISM; SECRETION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

EID: 3543003513     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025389042000218988     Document Type: Article

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